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There are two Councils, four Commissions and the Stewardship committee that are in leadership roles in the parish.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL The Pastoral Council membership is by invitation or approval of the pastor. The council is made up of representatives of all Commissions - Care and Outreach, Worship and Spiritual Life, Parish Life and Education - as well as well as a number of “at-large” members. The purpose of the Council is to encourage and support existing ministries, be open to the needs, ideas and hopes of the faith community and inform, advise and make recommendations to the Pastor regarding such.
Members are:
Joan Beczek (Care & Outreach)
PARISH MANAGEMENT COUNCIL The Parish Management Council is the board that acts in an advisory capacity to the Pastor with respect to the physical and financial concerns of the Parish. Specifically the council assists in overseeing the Parish resources and facilities, reviewing the subsidies and financial commitment to the various ministries and assisting in the development of a plan for increasing financial resources when necessary. The Pastor, the Business Manager and nine parishioners serve on the council. The parishioners serve three year terms, staggered so that each year one third of the council is replaced. New council members are appointed by the Pastor, based on suggestions from council members or interested parishioners. The Management Council meets on a monthly basis. The Chairperson, along with the Pastor and Business Manager, sets the agenda and conducts the meetings. Chair is: Members are:
Juliann Barry
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE The Stewardship Committee membership is by invitation or approval of the pastor. The committee is responsible for bringing the message of stewardship to the parish. In the first book of Genesis, God gave mankind dominion over all the earth. With that dominion came responsibility. Stewardship is an awareness of that responsibility that encompasses the whole of life. We are therefore called to be:
To be a true believer in Jesus Christ and his preaching you must be a steward. The Stewardship Committee as a result becomes another expression of evangelization, a way of taking Christ’s message out from our Sunday liturgy into the whole of our life. In our parish, stewardship is expressed many ways:
Our expressions of prayer, sacrifice and mercy are an important component of stewardship. Following are some prayer guides written by the Stewardship Committee.
Chair is: Contact the committee at Members are:
Brendan Foley
CARE AND OUTREACH COMMISSION Staff Liason:
EDUCATION COMMISSION Staff Liason:
PARISH LIFE COMMISSION Staff Liason: Co-Chairs are: Members are: The Parish Life Commission has a representative appointed from each of the ministries under Parish Life. The commission also includes six at-large members,
known as friends of Parish Life. Parish Life meets once a month on the
first Wednesdays of each month except for December. Meetings are
generally in the Gathering Space from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
WORSHIP AND SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMISSION Staff Liason: Chair is: The Worship and Spiritual Life Commission is made up of 12 members, four Staff, four at-large members and four members representing the various ministries. The members are discerned by Commission and appointed by the pastor to serve a four year term. Candidates must be regular attendants at Parish Liturgy, committed to attendance at monthly commission meetings, (3rd Wednesday of each month), yearly in-service, openness to some committee or work with Pastoral Council. The parish employs a professionally prepared and certified person, Donna Cunningham, to serve as Director of Liturgy for the Parish. She serves as Staff Liaison to the Worship and Life Commission. The parish also employs a professionally prepared Director of Music, Dan McMahon, who directs all facets of parish Liturgy. Members are:
John Clancy (Ministry), Chair |
